Saturday, February 25, 2012

Hi all! Hope you're having a terrific weekend. I've been in the house for days! First with a kidney stone and today it was just too cold to be outside. The wind was wicked. My little animals didn't seem to notice the cold! I have a chicken sitting on eggs under our barn, I have no way to get to her so we'll just have to see what she hatches. She's a beautiful bantam so her chicks should be pretty.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Hi all! My computer and broswer are acting up and I'm about to pull my hair out! Think it's time for a new lap top!

We got snow on Sunday, about 5 inces, maybe a little more. Here's a picture:

Heavy snows are beautiful in the mountains, but a nightmare for the power company!

It had already started melting by the time I got home from work this morning, but it was breathtaking while it lasted!

I have a card to share tonite from The Cutting Cafe. This week the Design Team is showcasing party hats. Take a look:

I used the Party Hat Card Shape and Birthday Tags printable stamp set to create my party hat. The hat was so simple to make! The Party Hat comes with extra printables so you can add embellishments to your hat. I cut out my birthday tag and added a bit of felt behind it. I then used pop up glue dots to add the tag. I also added glitter tape, pearls, and Liquid Pearls.

My precious Gracie Goble! She's such a sweet little friend. Most of my goodies for this LO are My Mind's Eye and Hambley. The February Sampler also comes with fun Memorandum Index Journaling Cards from Lily Bee. I used them on most all my LO's this month.

Wanted to share a super fun link with you tonite that I discovered on Pinterest (of course!):
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Monday, February 13, 2012

I am a keeper, I like knowing dates and having diaries, keeping little bits and pieces of life...so I decided to make a calendar book. But not just any calendar book - this one is going to keep a special record for me.

I'm an avid reader and who knows how many books I read a year??? So this year, each time I complete a book I am going to write it down in my handy dandy calendar book. This project took approximately 30 minutes to complete, very quick. My supplies are Mini Color Calendar Cards and Fun With Pockets files from The Cutting Cafe, hole punch, ribbon, and any embellishments you want to decorate your book.

To make this cutie I started the Fun With Pockets Template from The Cutting Cafe. Instead of folding the edges of the pocket I cut them off and just used the front and back, making the pocket my book cover and back. I then printed the Mini Colored Calendar Cards on colored cardstock and cut them out, leaving an approx 1 inch edge on the left side. I scored all lines at the edge of my Calendar Cards so my book would fold easily. I hole punched the cards and fit them into my "pocket" and tied them in with ribbon.

Once you have your book formed, embellish away. I made a book mark on the inside to mark the month and added a pocket to the back cover of my book. I also hole punched the front and back cover and added a big brad to hold my book together when not in use.

This project was so easy to make. I think I'll whip up a few extra for family and friends who are readers. It would also be great to make a child's version so you can keep up with how many books your little reader completes this year.

Visit The Cutting Cafe to see these fabulous items and much more! If you have any questions about my creation, just leave a comment and I'll get back to you!

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Welcome back to release day at Inspired By Stamping! Today each of the 9 new stamp sets are available for purchase plus all the flowers at the Inspired By Stamping Shop! I thought it might be easier if I showed you the 4 stamp sets I worked with this month instead of all the stamp sets. Here they are:

Fancy Labels 18

Small Fancy Labels 18

Small Fancy Labels 3

Big Wishes

The fancy labels sets coordinate with the Spellbinder Nestabilties Labels 3 and 18, but aren't a must to use the stamp set. Now for my release cards:

Tomorrow I'm previewing stamps and flowers! Plus it's officially release day when the stamps and flowers will be available for purchase. Visit Inspired By Stamping to entire Joanna's fabulous giveaway.

Hi all! Time for a new card challenge from The Sampler. This month we want you to think mustaches! You either love them or hate them, but they are so trendy in the crafting world! Take a look at this month's inspiration:
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Thursday, February 9, 2012

It's time for the February festivities to begin at Inspired By Stamping! This month Joanna is releasing 9 new stamp sets plus adding FLOWERS to the Inspired By Stamping Shop. It has been so fun working with all these new products! This month I worked with 4 different stamp sets, so I have lots of cards to show you over the next few days. Each of the cards below will be giving you a sneak peek of a new stamp set:

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Hi all! This week at The Cutting Cafe the Design Team is playing with the new Candy Sentiment Sets. This set is loaded with every junk food you can imagine! The Candy Sentiment Sets are also great to pair with other files from The Cutting Cafe to make your own personal candy boxes, etc.

I decided to use the Crushed Soda Sentiment Set:

My tag and background patterned paper is part of the Crushed Soda Set. I added ribbon and lace from The Ribbon Reel, cardstock from Papertrey Ink, and a boarder sticker from Momenta.

Laundry lines are so trendy and I can't get enough of them! I used the following products from Stamp School - Hannah Flying a Kite Stamps, Blessed Easter Stamps, Pop Tone Cardstock, and Pop Tone Inks. I also used Copics, Fiskars Punch, and Papertrey Ink Twine.

I'd love for you to take a minute and visit The Sampler Kit Club to see where the kit got its name! I have a "lovely" card to share with you that I created using goodies from the kit:

I've been going a bit crazy with the Valentine's Day theme. It's one of my favorite holidays...who doesn't love flowers, candy and pink??? The fantabulous Jenni Bowlin paper plus Lily Bee journaling cards and alphabet made this card easy peasy to create. The Sampler is now a member of Pinterest - I'd love for you to follow along to see the Design Teams amazing creations in one place.

Now just for a little chit chat. I'm an avid reader...could read 24/7. At the moment I'm reading:

I was really hesitant to start reading The Hunger Games trilogy...but I love them. So very different than anything I've ever read. So if you're on the fence about these books, give them a try. Glad I did!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Challenge 36 was a first for me - magic and mystery. I'm a big fan of paranormal books (vamps, etc) so I had fun with this one. We want to see magic and mystery on your projects, fairies, unicorns, elves etc.... you get the picture.

I used My Mind's Eye Patterned Paper. I colored my image with Copics. I used Papertrey Ink stamps and Stickles. Visit Southern Girls to see the Designs teams take on this fun challenge and play along for your chance to win!